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A former University of Michigan track and field athlete filed a lawsuit on May 7 alleging the University failed to protect her and created a hostile environment after another team member sexually assaulted her in 2016.

The lawsuit named the University, the Board of Regents, Athletic Director Warde Manuel, track and field coach James Henry and Title IX investigators as defendants for being indifferent towards her repeated pleas for protection from her assaulter, which the plaintiff alleges created a hostile environment.

In a press conference Thursday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extended Michigan’s stay-at-home order until May 28, two weeks longer than the previous order.

Whitmer previously announced manufacturing workers can resume work on May 11, including workers at Michigan’s Big 3 auto companies. This is part of her six-step MI Safe Start plan, which outlines a gradual reopening for Michigan’s economy.

An application for federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act emergency funding through the University is now available on the student self-service page in Wolverine Access. The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor received $12.6 million for student aid from the federal CARES Act.

The one page application asks students to describe their reason for requesting emergency funds. Students must also list a cost for each COVID-19-related expense they seek assistance for.

In a virtual town hall held Tuesday morning, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., discussed the implication and effects of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act and answered a variety of other questions.

In addition, Dingell discussed the stay-at-home orders in Michigan, particularly pointing to the challenge of where to draw the line between protecting individual rights and the common good as Michigan considers reopening.